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After commercial mortgage-backed security delinquencies declined for 15 straight months, this streak came to an end in July.

This is true whether you are looking to run a half-marathon or become a top originator.

The Chicago Federal Home Loan Bank has received regulatory OK to start pilots for its jumbo and government loan conduits.

In about six years, by 2020, one out of three adult Americans will be a Millennial. By 2025, they will make up about 75% of the workforce.

A temporary waiver allowing victims of Hurricane Sandy to finance foundation repairs and elevate their homes with 203(k) mortgages should be made permanent to help lessen the burden of flood insurance requirements, say real estate and flood hazard groups.

Mortgage applications to purchase new homes increased 2% in July than the month before, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data.

Already beset by stagnant wages, growing student debt and competition from investors who are snapping up listings, those looking to purchase moderately priced houses must also provide more cash up front.

Wells Fargo's mortgage business, the largest in the U.S., is looking to halt a revenue slump by sweetening the payoff for employees amid a shift to new home purchases.

Freedom Mortgage in Mount Laurel, N.J., has agreed to pay $104,000 to settle claims that it discriminated against loan applicants with disabilities.

Several institutions said their underwriters already exclude paid and unpaid medical debt from their calculation, raising questions about what kind of impact the new model will have on lenders.